PetSmart™ Recall

On November 4, 2009, PetSmart™ issued a recall for two of its Dentley’s Beef Hooves™ products. The affected products shipped from the company’s Pet Carousel plant in Sanger, California, to three of its distribution centers located in Newman, Georgia; Groveport, Ohio; and Ottawa, Illinois. The affected products include Dentley’s Bulk Cattle Hoof™, UPC number 73725703323 and Dentley’s 10 Pack Beef Hooves™, UPC number 73725736055. Both products were manufactured between October 2, 2009 and November 3, 2009. In addition to recalling the affected batches, PetSmart™ has also removed the product in question from all of its U.S. stores. As a final measure, PetSmart™ put in place a register block to keep… Read More Continue Reading

Wysong Recall

Wysong Corporation of Midland, Michigan, issued a recall for eight different batches of Wysong dry extruded dog foods on October 27, 2009. The batches were produced during the months of June, July, and August 2009. The affected batches include Wysong Maintenance dry extruded dog foods with lot numbers 090617, 090624, 090706, 090720, and 090817. Also affected are Wysong Senior products with lot numbers 090623 and 090811, as well as Wysong Synorgon with lot number 090629. A faulty moisture-checking device led to high mold levels in the affected batches. Further aggravating the problem was particularly high humidity on the dates the batches were manufactured. These combined factors led the company to… Read More Continue Reading